AltWeeklies Wire
Doing the Flip-Flop Flip-Flopnew
There are plenty of reasons to loathe Sen. Maria Cantwell, but her pre-war vote isn't one of them.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
05-24-2006 |
Politics
Tags: war in iraq, 2006elect
Medicare I Can't Affordnew
The new prescription-drug program is a disaster, so I'm not enrolling.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-17-2006 |
Commentary
A GOP Debt Goes Awaynew
The Washington state Republican Party has quietly eliminated a huge legal bill from contesting the election of Gov. Christine Gregoire.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
05-03-2006 |
Politics
A Protest That Worksnew
Why do immigration marches get media attention when antiwar rallies don't?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
05-03-2006 |
Commentary
Baby Talkin' Big Brothernew
The Chinese have a new face for the police state.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
04-19-2006 |
Commentary
Signature Waste of Timenew
An initiative that seeks to "ban" military recruiters from high schools is worse than a waste of time -- it draws time, energy and money away from doing something more concrete to address the issue.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-12-2006 |
Politics
Politics' Public Glarenew
Congressional candidate Aaron Dixon's voting record is nonexistent -- his driving record is not so clean.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-05-2006 |
Politics
The Greening of Aaron Dixonnew
Will a challenge from the left hurt Sen. Maria Cantwell, and does it matter?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
03-22-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect, Green Party
Purple People Eatersnew
The Democrats cannot gain control of Congress by denigrating the suburbs.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
03-22-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
The 60-Day Sprintnew
The Washington state legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform and better unemployment benefits.
Seattle Weekly |
George Howland Jr. |
03-08-2006 |
Politics
A War on Irannew
The Bush administration's hostility to negotiation and the possibility of its attack on Iran -- and the likely result -- must be widely publicized before it's too late.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-22-2006 |
Commentary
Political Warriorsnew
Can an influx of antiwar, anti-Bush veterans help the Democrats and save America in 2006?
Seattle Weekly |
Philip Gold |
02-22-2006 |
Politics
Tags: 2006elect, Iraq veterans
A Problem Like Marianew
Sen. Maria Cantwell's anti-Alito-filibuster vote has pissed off a lot of progressives -- but what did they expect?
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
02-15-2006 |
Politics
Lobbygate's Gatesesnew
What are we to make of the coincident D.C. connections of the lawyer father and the software-titan son?
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-18-2006 |
Politics
A Rabbi's 'Regret'new
Daniel Lapin finally explains his relationship with Jack Abramoff.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
01-13-2006 |
Politics
Tags: corruption
